Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957
Canada's population grew faster last year than it has at any time since the 1950s amid a surge in the number of temporary residents, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
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Canada launches program to help Canadians flee Haiti
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is launching an assisted departure operation to help vulnerable Canadians get out of Haiti.
B.C. man waits 9 hours to see a doctor after suffering stroke while driving
A Tsawwassen, B.C., man says he could have died waiting for an ambulance after suffering a stroke.
BRS leader K Kavitha sent to ED custody till March 23 in Delhi liquor policy scam case
Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC K Kavitha will remain in Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till March 23 in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy scam case, said Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday.
Some of Washington’s Iconic Cherry Trees Are About to Disappear
Around 140 cherry trees that form part of Washington’s iconic spring attraction will be chopped down this year to make way for the construction of new, taller sea walls to protect the area around the Jefferson Memorial.
Oscar celebrities accused of wearing 'symbol of bloodlust' originating from Palestinians 'lynching' 2 Israelis
The Israeli government and other critics are calling out celebrities wearing what they believe is a Palestinian "symbol of bloodlust" that was canonized in its culture from a bloody lynching almost 25 years ago.
Republican New Mexico Senate leader won’t seek reelection
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The top-ranked Republican in the New Mexico Senate won’t seek reelection this year as his party reckons with the first election since a redistricting plan from Democrats merged two GOP-led districts.
Man who sent bomb threat to Arizona election officials jailed for 42 months
A Massachusetts man who threatened to blow up the secretary of state of Arizona in 2021 has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison, one of the most severe federal punishments yet handed down for the wave of violent threats against election officials unleashed by Donald Trump’s stolen election lie.